Runaway! Travel Dangers On The Frontier

Imagine the thundering sound of hooves echoing down a dusty Kansas street—startled screams, overturned wagons, and the chaos left in the wake of panicked horses. Between 1884 and 1887, Newton, Kansas found itself repeatedly at the mercy of runaway teams, their unpredictable bolts through town leaving behind splintered carriages, shattered bones, and shaken lives.

These real-life historical newspaper excerpts reveal a forgotten frontier danger—when simply walking down the street could mean staring down a horse-drawn disaster.

For a self-study / teachers guide and the original source newspaper articles, visit www.PrairieTales.US.